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U.S. will defend Israel if Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon, Austin says
JERUSALEM — Diplomats continued to race Tuesday to fend off war between Israel and Lebanon, after Israeli officials reiterated threats to respond to the weekend rocket attack that killed 12 teenagers and children in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The …